Pope emeritus Benedict XVI ‘s body is lying in state in St. Peter’s Basilica and thousands of people lined up hours before dawn on Monday to pay their respects.

Ukraine said on Monday it had shot down all Russian drones in a new wave of attacks, after Moscow launched an unprecedented third straight day of airstrikes against civilian targets.

Amsterdam’s mayor wants a ban on cannabis sales to tourists amid a wider push to formalize the country’s billion-dollar ‘coffeeshop’ sector. Those in the industry say the famously progressive country is…

Evacuation warnings were in place in rural Northern California on New Year’s Day after a powerful storm brought drenching rain or heavy snowfall to much of the state, breaching levees, snarling traffic …

When Brazil’s president-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is sworn in on Sunday in the country’s capital it will mark his third return to office — the culmination of a political comeback sure to thrill su…

Pope Francis prayed for his predecessor’s passage to heaven and again expressed thanks for a lifetime of service to the church, during New Year’s Day appearances a day after Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI d…

Russia continued intense attacks on Kyiv and other parts of Ukraine early on New Year’s Day, following a barrage of missiles fired on Saturday, with air raid sirens wailing for hours overnight.
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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un vowed to increase the production of nuclear warheads “exponentially” and build a more powerful intercontinental ballistic missile, state media reported Sunday, signalling…